1936
LETTER OF THE MONTH
Even if there had been a flood of mail during this last month, Lew Marsten's gem would have stood on its own merits. Having necessarily censored here and there, we quote:
Inasmuch as you asked for a vague picture of Jack Patrick's siesta up at Tahoe, I feel I ought to give you some of the impressions I recall Jack came up for ten days. He lapped up my six-year-old Old Forester like a camel. He complained bitterly that bonded hundred proof bourbon wasn't as good as it used to be.. He expressed a desire to meet something feminine. I introduced him to a very lovely young thing (a touch of Hungarian goulash), and he disappeared for four days Then Jack produced my special bottle of sixty-year-old cognac, purloined it (it went to Hungary, methinks), and disappeared all by himself to commune with nature. He returned pale, sad, wan, murmuring exquisite sonnets about the timber. (Ed. note: As any woodsman like Jack would!) The bottle was empty. So we played some chess, at which game he cheated. Then he assisted my wife in blasting the hell out of me, taking her side in each argument; taught my two pooches to dig holes in the lawns, painstakingly saw to it that my brats memorized very filthy songs; and, to top everything, left on a plane which got me up at seven in the morning. He also persisted in informing me how much more lovely the lakes are in Oregon.... how the trees in California are slightly tired, and how poorly I barbecue (I wasted the best years of my life over a hot, stuffy barbecue!) So, having unnerved me to the point where I could hardly assimilate a side car, he left, muttering unmentionable remarks about California's fog. Since that time, I haven't seen him, but he wrote one letter inquiring if he had left a pair of slightly used G.I. shorts.
Have seen Jack Matzinger, who wandered in for a day or so last winter. Also, my old roomie, Stan Ogush, who is now a doctor, married and a singer of 1890 songs.
Thanks a lot, Lew, for your news and impressions of this guy Patrick. It is only fair that we extend to Jack an invitation to retort to your report of this now famous siesta-in-Tahoe.
MORE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DARTMOUTH
Bob Murphy announces the birth of his fourth child and third son, William, on September 23 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Carson greeted Davey Hitchcock Carson on October 3 September 20 was the first day of Jean, John and Virginia Ovitz' second daughter And Bob Keeler and Florence had their third child, Alison, on October 16..... The Cliff Roe's Marcia Ellen was born on June 3 a day short of exactly three years after their first daughter, Wendy. Incidentally, Cliff asks, "What is Howie Rogers, my old roommate, doing?" It's your turn to sound off, Charlie. [Ed.: Last word, February 1946, had him still with the Army in the Pacific area.] .... While on the subject of children, we'll run the risk of being correct without exhaustive research in substantiating John Parish's claim that John Jr., born June 24, 1937, is 1936 Class Baby. Any other claimants should put in their bids now, or let the title standi
BACHELOR TAKES A WIFE
Last month we speculated that some of our '36 bachelors must be in the throes of changing their minds and status. Latest evidence, culled from the Washington, D. C., Post is that "Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Harris, Arlington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Martha King, to Barry Conway Sullivan.....
The wedding will take place December 14 in St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Arlington."
Marty Brown writes, "My wife is weary of having me listed as a bachelor." She should be
....and so should Marty's three children. Our apologies to the Browns for this erratum especially in view of overwhelming evidence to the contrary!
ETCETERA
Dick Hefler has forsaken the East for a spot with the Management engineering firm of Moody & Co., Los Angeles. His current residence: 233 S. Kenmore Ralph Cockroft labels himself a California booster, and reports being kept busy with a new house and a new business venture in La Canada.
The Albers Milling Co., Seattle, announces the appointment of Steve Dietz as Assistant to the Advertising Manager in charge of grocery products. Formerly Steve was a copy supervisor for Proctor & Gamble. So he's still in the same game, merely switching from soaps to cereals and such Since last April, John Marsh has been a branch manager, in Indianapolis, for The Okonite Company.
We offer, free, two fifty-yard-line tickets to the coming Rose Bowl Game if Dartmouth should be playing to anyone who can match Dan Poor's home address: Labor in Vain Road. That's in Ipswich, Mass!
Ludwig Zuber is teaching at the Cherry Lawn School, Darien, Conn WendellHarding is doing the same at Hill School, Pottstown, Pa Bob Tyler has been ap- pointed assistant sales manager of the Athol Manufacturing Co., Athol, Mass Bill Frick is selling in New York for Textron, Inc.....
We may have reported previously that TedWhitmore is with the same outfit, but up in Lowell, Mass A cryptic note was received from Stoney Jackson a while ago from San Francisco, whence he was leaving for Australia with his wife, Maisie, and two sons. Has anyone some details? [Ed.: Yes. They arrived safely and are now located in Melbourne. Address: II Marne St., South Yarra. Melbourne.]
Reece Hatchitt is export manager for Gulf International Corp., New York City We hope that by this time, Hunt Sutherland has solved his housing problem. But, he asks, "Do you have a house to sell or rent in Stamford, Conn.?" He's up there, with the American Cyanamid Co.... Buster May, now officially a member of '36, is a merchandising executive with the May Co. With headquarters in St. Louis, he gets to Chicago and New York quite regularly.
Note our new address. Better still, use it. We have an ample mail box, which would enjoy being filled with news from more of you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
A DARTMOUTH REMINDER in France provides the background for this snapshot of Bibs Bankart '37. "Le Trophee des Alpes" was restored and presented to the people of France by Edward Tuck '62.
Secretary, 4 Sunset Drive, Scarsdale, N. Y.
Treasurer, Bank of New York 48 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. Let's start off with....
